In the last two podcasts we have looked at trials and failures as things in life that can break us. We have seen the beauty, joy, and strength that God can bring out of those circumstances. In today’s podcast Mark Rae will share about the difficulties of suffering – the reasons for them and the responses to them as seen through the characters of Peter, David, Paul, and Christ.
Have you ever experienced failure? If you have spent any amount of time in life on this earth, you have failed, and those failures can break you. If there is one person who understood failure in full measure it would be the Apostle Peter. Time and time again he failed spectacularly but through those failures he experienced wisdom, faith and grace in abundance.
“Life breaks us all”, so says Earnest Hemingway, “but many are made strong at the broken places.” The truth of this statement can be seen throughout the Scriptures not only on what we are taught but also in the lives of certain biblical characters.
In this 6-week study, we will journey together through things in life that can break us and what God does in our brokenness to strengthen us and to bring beauty and joy out of our broken places.
In this first podcast we will take a look at trials and see what James tells us is the reality of trials, the response we are to have to trials and the result of our response to those trials. Let’s listen as Mark Rae, Vice President of Community Development at Grace School of Theology and Executive Director of Grace Center for Spiritual Development shares with us the beauty and joy that God can bring out of trials.
In God’s power and provision, we have the ability to experience purity. This podcast concludes our series on Stormproof Men, as we consider the importance of preparing for the storms of temptation that are sure to come. Our guest is Dr. Roger Fankhauser, author of “Stormproof Men: Sexual Purity for Christian Men in a Sex-Saturated World.”
Many passages of Scripture talk about the importance of sexual purity. But what does sexual purity look like? How do I make godly choices? What happens when I fail? In this podcast, we get answers to those questions. Continuing our 3-part series is our guest, Dr. Roger Fankhauser, author of “Stormproof Men: Sexual Purity for Christian Men in a Sex-Saturated World.”
“Evil associated with sex comes from abuse of God’s gift, not from the gift itself. God intended sex to be loving, pleasurable – not a source of heartache and destruction.”
In this sex-saturated world, with Satan and our flesh active, is sexual purity really possible? If so, how do we experience it? Our guest today to start our 3-part series is Dr. Roger Fankhauser, author of “Stormproof Men: Sexual Purity for Christian Men in a Sex-Saturated World.”
The Holy Spirit is often ignored, or misunderstood, in Christian circles today. Without His help, however, we can never pursue holiness in a manner that brings honor and glory to God. And yet, that is our purpose and calling to do so during our life on earth. So who is the Holy Spirit? Why is He called Holy? What role does He have in the Trinity and in our lives today? Mark Rae, Vice President of Community Development at Grace, will address these very important questions as we continue our series, Life of Glory.
God commands us in 1 Peter 1:16, “Be holy, because I am holy.” If we are to reflect God’s glory, we must conform to His character, which is holy. How is it possible for us, in our weakness, to be holy?
One Scripture verse often quoted as basis of casting doubt on a believer’s assurance of salvation is 2 Corinthians 13:5-6. Paul writes, “Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Do you not know yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you? – Unless indeed you are disqualified.” But is Paul talking about our justification before Christ, or something else? Our guest, Dr. Fred Chay, Dean of Doctoral Studies and Professor of Theological Studies at Grace School of Theology brings clarity to this passage.
Jesus Christ’s judgment of works is certain for believers, and for non-believers. Understanding that these are two separate events with two very different purposes is vital for how we live today. Dr. Fred Chay, Dean of Doctoral Studies and Professor of Theological Studies at Grace School of Theology, explains the difference.
